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school and was named the first black president of the law review. after graduation, he married michelle robinson, another harvard-trained lawyer. they met when he served as her mentor in the law partnership. >> she is very much a partner in her husband's relationship. she's a very conscious person, thoughtful and she has strong opinions about things. >> the couple made their home in chicago where barack worked on his political future. >> if i think i can do more good in political office than i'm doing now, i might think about it, but that time is certainly in the future. >> a few years after that interview, the future came to life when he ran and won a seat in the united states senate. during that run, there was something that caught people. >> a friend of mine in chicago active in politics called me up in 1992. she said, i just met the most remarkable young man and i think you ought to meet him. his name is barack obama. i know this sounds odd, but i just had this strange feeling he could be president of the united states someday and i always joke
school and was named the first black president of the law review. after graduation, he married michelle robinson, another harvard-trained lawyer. they met when he served as her mentor in the law partnership. >> she is very much a partner in her husband's relationship. she's a very conscious person, thoughtful and she has strong opinions about things. >> the couple made their home in chicago where barack worked on his political future. >> if i think i can do more good in...
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>> well, what prevents him from saying that is the plain wording of the law. >> forget the law. i'm saying, if he can say, i don't want negativitiesing in this campaign. without any reference to that super pack, he avoids the technicality. >> lawrence, i'm sorry, but if he can say that, then he can also say i want you to buy 800 gross points worth of time in the northwest corner of the state that targets 18 to 28-year-olds and you would say that was illegal. >> you're distorting the law. >> i disagree. >> it doesn't prevent him from saying i don't want negativitiesinnegativitiee advertising. >> lawrence, we talked about this. this is what the law is, lawrence. >> lean forward with "the last word" as lawrence o'donnell takes on the day's most compelling stories. it airs week nights at 10:00 eastern on msnbc, the place for politics. >>> here is your first look at the other news going on around america today. a murderous crime spree by a couple the media dubbed a modern day bonnie and clyde came to an end in tuesday. they gave up without a fight after an air unit spotted them wande
>> well, what prevents him from saying that is the plain wording of the law. >> forget the law. i'm saying, if he can say, i don't want negativitiesing in this campaign. without any reference to that super pack, he avoids the technicality. >> lawrence, i'm sorry, but if he can say that, then he can also say i want you to buy 800 gross points worth of time in the northwest corner of the state that targets 18 to 28-year-olds and you would say that was illegal. >> you're...
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they're subject to extra scrutiny, that they have earned, to make sure they're not changing their laws in ways that infringe on the constitutional right to vote. that's why you've got this extra hurdle of federal approval that a lot of these republican-controlled jurisdictions have had to go through this year, when they've been trying to change their state laws to make it harder to vote. so in south carolina, republican governor nikki haley is saying she wants her state's new barrier to voting approved in time for the november election. in virginia, governor mcdonnell took a break for chairing the republican national committee yesterday, to celebrate his state's new law getting federal clearance, along with the promise of a free i.d. card to be mailed to every virginia voter. in florida, republican governor rick scott signed a law this year that cuts the days from early voting for 14 days to eight days. but rick scott's state has five counties that get this special scrutiny under the voting rights act. a few days ago, a federal court ruled that florida may not cut early voting in those
they're subject to extra scrutiny, that they have earned, to make sure they're not changing their laws in ways that infringe on the constitutional right to vote. that's why you've got this extra hurdle of federal approval that a lot of these republican-controlled jurisdictions have had to go through this year, when they've been trying to change their state laws to make it harder to vote. so in south carolina, republican governor nikki haley is saying she wants her state's new barrier to voting...
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law is not about stopping fraud, it's about stopping president obama. let's listen to the guy give it all away. >> we are focused on making sure that we meet our obligations that we've talked about for years. pro second amendment. first pro-life legislation, abortion facility regulations in 22 years. done. voter i.d., which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania. done. >> you know, not only did he say it out loud that it will allow their candidate to win, this new voter requirement that requires the rather difficult efforts like going out and if you're 80 years old and finding some place to get an i.d. card made by the government with a picture on it and then they applaud the guy. this wasn't any secret. all those republicans in that room, republican activists and party regulators were cheering a guy who had just said we did this thing to win an election. not to stop fraud. >> no surprise on our side of the aisle there, chris. we knew all along this was nothing more than a republican scheme to attempt to win and to tip the sc
law is not about stopping fraud, it's about stopping president obama. let's listen to the guy give it all away. >> we are focused on making sure that we meet our obligations that we've talked about for years. pro second amendment. first pro-life legislation, abortion facility regulations in 22 years. done. voter i.d., which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania. done. >> you know, not only did he say it out loud that it will allow their candidate to win,...
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so you could argue with the laws. but it's not a question of throwing the laws aside. that is not what occurred nor is it the case there was a tactical plan to walk guns. which is a claim that has become fact. >> thank you so much for being with us tonight. let me go back to you congressman schiff. you heard what she has said after her investigation. if her investigation is true and "fortune" magazine has printed it, why are we so far away from the truth and why is the american public led to believe there was this gunwalking operation when in fact it was not. i mean, how could this possibly happen and why are we on the verge of the attorney general in contempt. >> if those facts are correct, the reason they haven't come to the surfaceç until now is that not really been the focus of the government reforms investigation. they haven't really been interesting. how did guns so-called walk across the border, who's responsible, how did this idea come about. or did the idea in fact come about which has been popularly understood. i think the way in addition to this reporter's
so you could argue with the laws. but it's not a question of throwing the laws aside. that is not what occurred nor is it the case there was a tactical plan to walk guns. which is a claim that has become fact. >> thank you so much for being with us tonight. let me go back to you congressman schiff. you heard what she has said after her investigation. if her investigation is true and "fortune" magazine has printed it, why are we so far away from the truth and why is the american...
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he graduated from law school when bill clinton began running for president. in 1995 he filed h i papers to run for illinois state senate seat. he won that election and a year later he ran for congress and lost. the only campaign he's ever lost. he kept his seat in the illinois senate after losing the congressional race and four years later he aimed higher, united states senate. he took the office as united states senator in january of 2005 and only four years later in january of 2009 he took the oath of office as president of the united states. you have just witnessed the final moment of barack obama's 17-year political career. his career in government may continue for another four years but his career in politics as a candidate just ended. when he gave his first speech as a candidate 17 years ago very, very few people were listening. tonight the whole world is watching and so barack obama has given his last speech as a candidate. waved to his last adoring crowd as a candidate, heard his last encouraging cheer as a candidate. he has had his last hooray and no
he graduated from law school when bill clinton began running for president. in 1995 he filed h i papers to run for illinois state senate seat. he won that election and a year later he ran for congress and lost. the only campaign he's ever lost. he kept his seat in the illinois senate after losing the congressional race and four years later he aimed higher, united states senate. he took the office as united states senator in january of 2005 and only four years later in january of 2009 he took...
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at legalzoom.com, we put the law on your side. prego?! but i've been buying ragu for years. [ thinking ] i wonder what other questionable choices i've made? [ '80s dance music plays ] [ sighs ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. . >>> welcome back to "first look" i'm veronica de la cruz. here are some of the top stories making news this morning. 31 inmates are dead after a fight at a northern mexico prison. it started when a group of inmates burst into a section they're banned from. the fight may have involved rival drug cartels. >>> we're getting the first pictures from a landslide that killed 25 people at a gold mining site in the southern philippines. at least 100 residents in a village below may be buried under the rubble. government officials warned months ago the mountain was guaranteed to crumble. >>> one police officer has been shot and killed and five others wounded after trying to serve a drug warrant in ogden, utah last night. neighbors heard three quick pops followed by silence and then a barrage of gunfire. >>> a
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. >> since 2008 at least 15 states have passed tighter id laws. turns out that one case of voter fraud is being investigated. it is fraud by and for the republican party tonight. they had to fire a consulting firm it paid millions of dollars to after seficials flagged forms as fraudulent. local prosecutors are investigating the matter and say the cases could be turned over to the california department. alleged fraud is the work of just a few bad apples. >> you have been studying this florida case. there is a fame case. he was with me working on the campaign side. what they were accused of in 2004 is sending out register to so the. if you check off register me as a republican. they turn it in. >> if he check democrat? shred it. and an employee told on them. he said they were separating the ballots and democrats were showing up to the polls in 2004 in florida to find out that they were not ready to vote. >> it never happened. the bush justice department never did anything about it. in florida there are types that have been caught and pending prosecu
. >> since 2008 at least 15 states have passed tighter id laws. turns out that one case of voter fraud is being investigated. it is fraud by and for the republican party tonight. they had to fire a consulting firm it paid millions of dollars to after seficials flagged forms as fraudulent. local prosecutors are investigating the matter and say the cases could be turned over to the california department. alleged fraud is the work of just a few bad apples. >> you have been studying...
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. >> would you vote for a law to make them have the baby because the baby is a gift of god? >> my point of view all along, the only exception i have for abortion is the life of the mother. >> what if it were a 13-year-old girl raped and impregnated, would youl make the girl have the baby? >> you can start throwing all kinds of hypotheticals out there. i've made my statement. >> and he's one of at least 12 republican senate candidates this year who would make that same statement. which it turns out has political consequences. more on that coming up. and we got onesies. sometimes miracles get messy. so we use tide free. no perfumes or dyes for her delicate skin. brad. not it. not it. just kidding. that's our tide. what's yours? sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purchase, every day! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle for less? testing hot tar... great businesses deserve the most rewar
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why did we deny people equal access under the law? >> that was democratic house minority leader mark ferrandino of colorado. he's introduced legislation allowing civil unions for same-sex couples four times since january. late last night republicans killed the bill and the fight for equality once more. republican state lawmakers in virginia have shut the door on marriage equality but their attacks on civil rights continues. the republican house of delegates has blocked a qualified and well-respected prosecutor from becoming a state judge. why? because he's gay. tracy thorn beglin is a former fighter pilot and prosecutor in virginia. he had bipartisan support going into today's vote. that was until the social conservatives stepped in. bob marshal feels he is just not fit for the court. >> i don't think it's even proper to put his name forth because of his behavior. >> exactly who is bob marshal? he's the same guy who sponsored virginia's person hood bill. he was also a vocal supporter of the transvaginal ultrasound bill. both pieces of
why did we deny people equal access under the law? >> that was democratic house minority leader mark ferrandino of colorado. he's introduced legislation allowing civil unions for same-sex couples four times since january. late last night republicans killed the bill and the fight for equality once more. republican state lawmakers in virginia have shut the door on marriage equality but their attacks on civil rights continues. the republican house of delegates has blocked a qualified and...
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aren't there federal laws that trump state laws here? how does this work? >> well there are whether they will trump them in i think what's going to happen here is the federal government is going to turn a blind eye to the recreational use of marijuana in these states as long as people don't abuse the state law and have enormousç amounts. as a practical matter federal drug agents don't want to prosecute people for an ouncea. e spshlspecially in a state it to happen. and it's telling that several former drug agents several former people who ran dea asked the justice department to oppose these measures and it wouldn't. >> pete williams with all things ballot initiatives and the legalities of them all. thank you, sir. >>> before we run to break, i got to show you this. the markets are way down this morning. europe was driving this we were told.drop. we like this in a couple of months. 242 points and counting. dow might dip below 13,000. we'll see. we will keep monitoring that for you. demographics were destiny last night. the president had
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laws that make it harder to vote. alec is getting out of that part of their game. guess who is taking their place. a group called the national center for public policy research. that jack abramoff middleman organization that helped funnel cash and perks to members of congress, they have announced that they are taking over the voter i.d. stuff. they are launching a new voter identification task force in order to pick up where alec left off to keep pushing bills to make it harder for people to vote across this country. corporation money has warm its way into politics. could a scandal like that even happen today? would an oil company or whoever even bother with abramoff and the middleman. will they bother. why would they bother now that corporate money is not only almost all there is in politics? it's not only no longer illegal, it's not considered embarrassing anymore. would the scandals happen anyone? now nobody is ashamed of it any longer. frank rich joins us next. the new best thing in the world today which will make
laws that make it harder to vote. alec is getting out of that part of their game. guess who is taking their place. a group called the national center for public policy research. that jack abramoff middleman organization that helped funnel cash and perks to members of congress, they have announced that they are taking over the voter i.d. stuff. they are launching a new voter identification task force in order to pick up where alec left off to keep pushing bills to make it harder for people to...
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these laws are selective. they are being proposed only by republicans, and i really believe they are being proposed to address a demographic reality. barack obama lost the white vote by something like 11.5 million votes in 2008, but he won the minority vote by 22 million. that's what this is about. >> you get to respond to that, matt. >> i appreciate that. let's talk about fundamental rights. we have a right to bear arms, but we have to go through a background check and show i.d. there. in terms of going after a specific demographic, i can tell you in iowa, that's not what we're doing. we're trying to attempt to make sure we provide security without disenfranchising voters. i can't speak to other states in that case, but in terms of iowa, i can tell you what we're trying to do is trying to find a way to make sure that people who are eligible to vote are able to vote and to prevent cheating. >> chris, can i respond to that? >> we're not trying to keep those people from voting. >> this is exactly the case i'm ta
these laws are selective. they are being proposed only by republicans, and i really believe they are being proposed to address a demographic reality. barack obama lost the white vote by something like 11.5 million votes in 2008, but he won the minority vote by 22 million. that's what this is about. >> you get to respond to that, matt. >> i appreciate that. let's talk about fundamental rights. we have a right to bear arms, but we have to go through a background check and show i.d....
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. >> would you vote for a law to make them have the baby because the baby is a gift of god? >> my point of view all along, the only exception i have for abortion is the life of the mother. >> what if it were a 13-year-old girl raped and impregnated, would you make the girl have the baby? >> you can start throwing all kinds of hypotheticals out there. i've made my statement. >> and he's one of at least 12 republican senate candidates this year who would make that same statement. which it turns out has political consequences. more on that coming up. >>> there's something that's hiding in plain sight right now on the campaign trail. these are the seven of the swingiest swing states. mitt romney has been in nevada and in iowa and in ohio and then ohio three more times and then iowa and then, yes, ohio again. that's mitt romney's travel itinerary for the last few days. but his running mate paul ryan is doing something very different than that. this hasn't been getting much attention, but he was in midland, texas. he was back for that evening for it this event with dick cheney and
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ultimately he failed in getting any supporters, ultimately he did meet with an fbi informant and that's how law enforcement authorities got on to the case, some of those meetings with that informant taking place in new york's central park where parts of this plot were discussed between the informant and the suspect and investigators say they've a lot on audiotape. a lot on videotape. the contents about this bomb, if it was 1,000 pounds and worked, about as big as what happened in the 1993 world trade center bombing where six were injured and -- six people were killed, more than a thousand injured but again the fbi was on to him all along so this was not a real device, officials stress no one was in any immediate danger as a result of the suspect's actions and, again, he remains behind bars on those terror counts. that is the latest from lower manhattan, willie, back to you. >> jonathan dienst of wnbc, thanks to you. he told the undercover agents he didn't want to do something small. he wanted to do something very, very big that will shake the whole country and yesterday was stopped by the fbi.
ultimately he failed in getting any supporters, ultimately he did meet with an fbi informant and that's how law enforcement authorities got on to the case, some of those meetings with that informant taking place in new york's central park where parts of this plot were discussed between the informant and the suspect and investigators say they've a lot on audiotape. a lot on videotape. the contents about this bomb, if it was 1,000 pounds and worked, about as big as what happened in the 1993 world...
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court this this term, which is dramatic enough with arizona immigration and the federal health care law. so the earlier it could come is next term, if it can make it that early. but, again, just because someone asked the u.s. supreme court to take the case, doesn't mean they will. and if the decision is a narrow one, there's less incentive for then to take the case. they have declared prop 8 unconstitutional. one other thing, i cannot imagine that it off the books for now, they will put a stay on this while the appeals continue, so that gay marriages cannot start up for now in california i think. >> what was the make up of the smaller group here that decided this on the ninth circuit, is there any reason to believe that backers here think they will get more idealological favor eed judges on this. >> you start with a three-judge panel. it was a mix. you have one of the most liberal judges, and then you had a conservative judge and sort of moderate. so was fairly mixed. the ninth circuit is one of the more liberal courts of appeal in the country. there are conservatives, so going for the
court this this term, which is dramatic enough with arizona immigration and the federal health care law. so the earlier it could come is next term, if it can make it that early. but, again, just because someone asked the u.s. supreme court to take the case, doesn't mean they will. and if the decision is a narrow one, there's less incentive for then to take the case. they have declared prop 8 unconstitutional. one other thing, i cannot imagine that it off the books for now, they will put a stay...
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and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ medicare open enrollment. now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. ♪ >>> everyone please take your seats. otherwise, clint eastwood will yell at them. >> it's nice to finally relax and to wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> some of you guys remember after my foreign trip in 2008, i was attacked as a celebrity because i was so popular with our allies overseas. i have to say i'm impressed with how well governor romney has avoided that problem. >> president obama and i are each very lucky to have one person always in our corner. someone we can lean on and someone who's a comforting presence without whom we couldn't go another day. i have my beautiful wife, ann, he has bill clinton. >> hilarious. >> what? >> just a selection of the jokes from last night's the dinner in new york. it's a traditional campaign stop that lets them show their humorous side. while we love to hear them trade barbs, the question needs to be asked, why do they do? quick word on al smith. he ran for president in
and check out the preventive benefits you get after the health care law. ♪ medicare open enrollment. now's the time. visit medicare.gov or call 1-800-medicare. ♪ >>> everyone please take your seats. otherwise, clint eastwood will yell at them. >> it's nice to finally relax and to wear what ann and i wear around the house. >> some of you guys remember after my foreign trip in 2008, i was attacked as a celebrity because i was so popular with our allies overseas. i have to...
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law school will graduate and pass the bar in the first attempt. they don't get any information. that seemses to elementally unfair. we want better information from researchers and the students to benefit from the preferences. >> stewart, let's talk some about how would you would change affirm itch action. william julius wilson argues in the truly disadvantaged, we have a different critique that results in a process in the sense that those with the greatest economic resources among the less advantaged individuals are the ones actually tapped for higher-paying jobs and higher education through affirmative action. he argues as a tool to increase diversity, affirmative action is successful. as a tool to lift people, it's been a failure. how could we reform affirmative action and make it more effective in that respect? >> william julius wilson is a great scholar and he's right. his point you summarize and the affirmative action instead of it. >> they're by and large affluent blacks and hispanics and it does nothing at all for the poor and the working c
law school will graduate and pass the bar in the first attempt. they don't get any information. that seemses to elementally unfair. we want better information from researchers and the students to benefit from the preferences. >> stewart, let's talk some about how would you would change affirm itch action. william julius wilson argues in the truly disadvantaged, we have a different critique that results in a process in the sense that those with the greatest economic resources among the...
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laws. we have good strong gun laws. we have to make sure we enforce the laws. we have a lot of laws not being properly enforced. we need to make sure to enforce the laws. the best thing to prevent violent crime is to bring opportunity to the inner cities. it's to teach people good discipline, good character. that's what charities and civic groups and churches do to help one another realize the value in one another. >> and you do that by the big tax cut? >> that's your words, not mine. >> thank you very much, sir. >> that was kind of strange, trying to stuff words into people's mouth. >> well, i don't know if it's strange. sounds like you're trying to put answers to questions. >> okay. so the paper comes up in front of it. paul ryan actually made quite a bit of news in that one interview. specifically just in a that one answer. first he said president obama isn't proposing new gun laws, which will come as a shock to the national rifle association, which loves to run ads says that president o
laws. we have good strong gun laws. we have to make sure we enforce the laws. we have a lot of laws not being properly enforced. we need to make sure to enforce the laws. the best thing to prevent violent crime is to bring opportunity to the inner cities. it's to teach people good discipline, good character. that's what charities and civic groups and churches do to help one another realize the value in one another. >> and you do that by the big tax cut? >> that's your words, not...
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the top election official in the state and the guy who signed it into law do not know what's in the law. but don't worry, pennsylvania is on top of this thing. there's no need to worry. at least the house republican leader in the state legislature knows what is in the law and why it was passed in the first place. >> voter id, which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> that was the pennsylvania state house republican leader. the top republican in the house in the state legislature in pennsylvania which is controlled by the republicans. telling a cheering crowd at the republican state committee meeting last month how awesome the new voter id restriction is going to be when it wins the state of pennsylvania for mitt romney. and in fact, the folks at talking points memo among others have been pointing out that the estimated number of voters in pennsylvania who do not have state issued ids surpasses president obama's margin of victory in the state in 2008. so maybe the republican state house leader was right. maybe the new law will deliver pennsylvania
the top election official in the state and the guy who signed it into law do not know what's in the law. but don't worry, pennsylvania is on top of this thing. there's no need to worry. at least the house republican leader in the state legislature knows what is in the law and why it was passed in the first place. >> voter id, which is going to allow governor romney to win the state of pennsylvania, done. >> that was the pennsylvania state house republican leader. the top republican...
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you know, before moving paul and moving out to wisconsin, she attended welsey college and got her law degree. she went to law school at night at george washington university, you know, worked as a lobbyist, worked on the hill and that is when she and paul met and actually fell in love rather quickly, according to her friends. >> so in your article, though, you write about ryan's background being connected when she was single and obviously her family, that is. but she comes from a well-established oklahoma family that is deeply rooted in democratic politics. her uncle was a democratic congressman. how does family and politics meld together for this marriage? >> well, you know, janna is from oklahoma. democrats that go way back. if you know anything about oklahoma, you know democrats there are conservative democrats. so her cousin is a blue dog democrat and folks who know both janna and paul say that while their families are different parties, their politics, their values are very much the same, very family-oriented, you know, she's adopted his conservative values to a certain extent an
you know, before moving paul and moving out to wisconsin, she attended welsey college and got her law degree. she went to law school at night at george washington university, you know, worked as a lobbyist, worked on the hill and that is when she and paul met and actually fell in love rather quickly, according to her friends. >> so in your article, though, you write about ryan's background being connected when she was single and obviously her family, that is. but she comes from a...
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part of the arizona law said that law enforcement officers could stop folks because they suspected maybe they looked like they might be undocumented workers. and check their papers. >> was the president accurate in his comments? >> well, he was making -- excuse me -- a broad statement about where the governor was on this. the governor was in favor of one part of the immigration law clearly. but he did during the primaries make a very ambiguous statement about where he was on some of the stuff and talked about self-deportation. he left himself open to this, but president obama seems to have given him a little bit too much support for the arizona law compared to what governor romney himself said. >> very busy on debate night. edward isaac, thank you so much for coming in. great to see you. >>> voters in ohio will be able to cast their ballots this weekend or the weekend before election day. the obama campaign had sued the state because it planned to take away three days of early voting before the election. except for military members. well, a federal court reinstated those days. ♪ i'd li
part of the arizona law said that law enforcement officers could stop folks because they suspected maybe they looked like they might be undocumented workers. and check their papers. >> was the president accurate in his comments? >> well, he was making -- excuse me -- a broad statement about where the governor was on this. the governor was in favor of one part of the immigration law clearly. but he did during the primaries make a very ambiguous statement about where he was on some of...
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i got in a high-speed chase with state troopers of missouri and local law enforcement. i hit one of the state troopers head on, trying to commit suicide. and i killed the state trooper. i got 20 years fed, and 5 years for escape. i got a detainer in missouri for -- >> open 11. 22-year-old caleb etter's physical appearance is a testimony to his many crimes, beginning with an addiction to methamphetamines. >> i was 18 years old, trying to make money. we had ethernorum, the lab blew up. burned us. 67% of my body got burned. i did year and a half in the hospital. two years to recover and three years later i'm here in prison. >> etter is serving a combined 14-year sentence for assault to commit sexual abuse, assault on a police officer and methamphetamine manufacturing. >> one day i'm at my girlfriend's house. they kept talking how great it was. how you've just never been so high in your life. stayed up 15 days off a trip. someone said some choice words to me i didn't like, did some things i didn't like. i was tired of it. i snapped. i wanted her dead. i plead guilty to sexu
i got in a high-speed chase with state troopers of missouri and local law enforcement. i hit one of the state troopers head on, trying to commit suicide. and i killed the state trooper. i got 20 years fed, and 5 years for escape. i got a detainer in missouri for -- >> open 11. 22-year-old caleb etter's physical appearance is a testimony to his many crimes, beginning with an addiction to methamphetamines. >> i was 18 years old, trying to make money. we had ethernorum, the lab blew...
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federal law protects an inmate's right to practice any religion he chooses. while iowa state allows satanic worship, there are still concerns that some of what they practice may put prison security and inmate safety at risk. that's our report. than for watching.
federal law protects an inmate's right to practice any religion he chooses. while iowa state allows satanic worship, there are still concerns that some of what they practice may put prison security and inmate safety at risk. that's our report. than for watching.
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laws. we now know that darrell issa's oversight and government affairs committee will be holding a vote june 20th as to whether holder should be held in contempt of congress for the fast and furious scandal. the question is a lot of people have a lot of questions about fast and furious but other folks have said this is part of the sort of witch hunt, if you will, to undermine if not get eric holder out of the a.g. position. >> i wouldn't say it's a witch hunt. but i think issa has been digging this hole for quite some time. when was the last time you heard us talk about fast and furious? it's been a good six months. issa likes to keep it in the news. i think we're going to be seeing a lot more from darrell issa on this but i don't -- my sense in terms of holder is the biggest danger holder really poses to the white house is going off message, which he tends to do from their perspective with alarming regularity. >> you were saying it's always, being the attorney general is always a difficult
laws. we now know that darrell issa's oversight and government affairs committee will be holding a vote june 20th as to whether holder should be held in contempt of congress for the fast and furious scandal. the question is a lot of people have a lot of questions about fast and furious but other folks have said this is part of the sort of witch hunt, if you will, to undermine if not get eric holder out of the a.g. position. >> i wouldn't say it's a witch hunt. but i think issa has been...
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immediate challenges after the president's health care law became law. what's this latest announcement about? >> this is one of the first challenges to the law actually filed before the supreme court rule. this was brought by liberty university, a christian college in virginia that claims the employer mandate, the individual mandate violate religious freedom. what the supreme court basically said is we're not going to address the merits of the case. we're not saying whether you're right or wrong. we're simply saying the off ramp that the federal appeals court put the case on was the wrong one. try again. it gives liberty university a chance to go back to the trial court and start all over again. the obama administration actually posed no objection to liberty's doing this. it thinks liberty is wrong but it agrees with the supreme court that in essence the appeals court blew the whistle at the wrong point in the game. >> pete williams, always good to see you. thank you. >> my pleasure. >> that's going to wrap up this hour of jansing & co. i am chris jansin
immediate challenges after the president's health care law became law. what's this latest announcement about? >> this is one of the first challenges to the law actually filed before the supreme court rule. this was brought by liberty university, a christian college in virginia that claims the employer mandate, the individual mandate violate religious freedom. what the supreme court basically said is we're not going to address the merits of the case. we're not saying whether you're right...
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so that's something that local officials and local law enforcement is keeping a close eye on and those people are in per ill. that's where near the storm came ashore. it doesn't mean the flood waters will stop rising or the threat is over. sandy is claiming the first three casualties that we know of tonight in the united states. the new york city affiliate wnbc is reporting that a 30-year-old man was found dead trapped by a fallen tree. another person has died after a tree fell on them in connecticut. and the associated press is reporting that there was another storm-related fatality, a traffic accident in maryland. to the east of the eye of the storm, authorities having warning that new york city and long island could get the worst of the storm surge. what they e predicted is an 11-foot wall of sea water flooding into lower manhattan. at this hour, winds are gusting at 80 miles per hour. earlier this afternoon at 2:30 p.m., this is what high winds did to a construction crane in manhattan. the crane just collapsing in the wind. forecasters saying the wind at the top of the building at
so that's something that local officials and local law enforcement is keeping a close eye on and those people are in per ill. that's where near the storm came ashore. it doesn't mean the flood waters will stop rising or the threat is over. sandy is claiming the first three casualties that we know of tonight in the united states. the new york city affiliate wnbc is reporting that a 30-year-old man was found dead trapped by a fallen tree. another person has died after a tree fell on them in...
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laws work and are designed to work. in mississippi we saw regulations targeted in which people sponsoring that legislation openly admitted they were trying to ban abortion in mississippi by shutting down all the clinics. is it clear that that's what they're trying to do in virginia mississippi by shutting down all the clinics. is it clear that that's what they're trying to do in virginia and do you think that's going to be the effect of these laws? >> absolutely. i think it's very clear that that's what they're trying to do. again, when the board of health said we're going to grandfather in clinics and then the attorney general says, well, i'm not going to accept that, you go back and you do what i want you to do, i think it's very clear that they're trying to close clinics and, you know, the attorney general cuccinelli, he's running for governor next year and he's using this as his platform. and, you know, it's one thing to use a bully pulpit. it's another thing to be a bully. that's exactly what happened. >> were ther
laws work and are designed to work. in mississippi we saw regulations targeted in which people sponsoring that legislation openly admitted they were trying to ban abortion in mississippi by shutting down all the clinics. is it clear that that's what they're trying to do in virginia mississippi by shutting down all the clinics. is it clear that that's what they're trying to do in virginia and do you think that's going to be the effect of these laws? >> absolutely. i think it's very clear...
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laws. it was emotional. i want to ask you about reality. can these laws potentially change the outcome of this upcoming election? >> absolutely. when you consider the fact that many african-americans in the south were not born in hospitals as my father and his brothers were not, and so they have no birth certificate. if they are no longer driving, then it's going to be difficult for them to show government issued i.d. if you have government issued i.d. in my home state it will cost you $21. that's a poll tax. we need to shave off a couple of percentage points like in states of ohio, virginia, florida and we lose the states. it's a very serious issue. it's a solution looking for a problem. there is no voter fraud in the united states of america. and i hope the public can come to the conclusion that all of a sudden republicans are moving to do this so there must be a problem and i can tell you there is a problem and that is the fear of a huge turnout and that would put barack obama back in office for four more years. >> thank you so much for
laws. it was emotional. i want to ask you about reality. can these laws potentially change the outcome of this upcoming election? >> absolutely. when you consider the fact that many african-americans in the south were not born in hospitals as my father and his brothers were not, and so they have no birth certificate. if they are no longer driving, then it's going to be difficult for them to show government issued i.d. if you have government issued i.d. in my home state it will cost you...
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law. are republicans willing to admit that would mean taking away all of the popular provisions, too? >>> and what's the story with jesse jackson jr.? he took a hiatus citing physical and emotional ailments. rumors are spreading even democrats are saying it is time to come clean. >>> finally, let me finish tonight with why president obama is a big tax cutter. but you don't even know it. >>> we begin with mitt romney and the naacp. ben jealous is the president and ceo of the organization and willie brown was the mayor of san francisco. gentlemen, mitt romney was received with polite but tepid applause this morning until he vowed to get rid of obamacare at which point the crowd shouted him down with boos. >> i'm going to eliminate every non-essential expensive program i can find. that includes obama care and i'm going to work to reform and save -- [ booing ] >> does he deserve some credit? he came in and here is a guy constantly under attack for being a flip-flopper but the -- the speech he
law. are republicans willing to admit that would mean taking away all of the popular provisions, too? >>> and what's the story with jesse jackson jr.? he took a hiatus citing physical and emotional ailments. rumors are spreading even democrats are saying it is time to come clean. >>> finally, let me finish tonight with why president obama is a big tax cutter. but you don't even know it. >>> we begin with mitt romney and the naacp. ben jealous is the president and ceo...
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we are years after the fact. >> there's new law. >> new law. is this really the best use of the government's resources in this area? i question that. >> how much money is being spent? >> a ton. this course may go on to appeal. this may be spilling into 2013 and beyond. again, i think it's a very different case than foreign national contributions where straw donor schemes and people being reimbursed for political contributions. everyone agrees the activity is unlawful. >> there's another argument here that those sympathetic to the justice department will say if they don't try to prosecute this, they turn the other way and say it's politics, it's going to happen, it only leads to more people skirting the law a little bit. if you prosecute it, it means others will really be on the straight and narrow. >> it's an important point. no one is saying there shouldn't be a civil case against john edwards seeking civil penalties through the election committee. they have an enforcement procedure. it's a lower burden of proof. you can't put someone in jail
we are years after the fact. >> there's new law. >> new law. is this really the best use of the government's resources in this area? i question that. >> how much money is being spent? >> a ton. this course may go on to appeal. this may be spilling into 2013 and beyond. again, i think it's a very different case than foreign national contributions where straw donor schemes and people being reimbursed for political contributions. everyone agrees the activity is unlawful....
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they cheer the people want islamic law. that could mean big changes across the middle east. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting from cairo. if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, a run-off will be scheduled for the top two contenders. >>> u.s. officials are calling on pakistan to release a doctor who was sentenced to 33 years in prison for helping the cia hunt for osama bin laden. dr. shakil afridi was detained shortly after last year's american raid that killed the terror leader. afridi was convicted for treason for helping the cia run a fake vaccination program that was really aimed at collecting dna to verify whether or not bin laden was living in the compound. the sentence comes just days after president obama refused to meet privately with pakistan's president at the nato summit in chicago because pakistan refused to reopen a key border crossing used to ship military supplies into afghanistan. >>> new findings from a congressional hearing on the secret service have senators calling for deeper investigations
they cheer the people want islamic law. that could mean big changes across the middle east. >> that was nbc's richard engel reporting from cairo. if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, a run-off will be scheduled for the top two contenders. >>> u.s. officials are calling on pakistan to release a doctor who was sentenced to 33 years in prison for helping the cia hunt for osama bin laden. dr. shakil afridi was detained shortly after last year's american raid that killed the...
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three cruel summers began with the angry town halls in 2009 that soured the public on the health care law that eventually passed. of course there was that 2010 bp oil spill which shook faith in government a little bit. republicans won the house with the largest gain for either party since 1948. >> this is something that i think every president needs to go through. now, i'm not recommending for every future president that they took a shellacking like i did last night. >> after that, the debt ceiling crisis in 2011. and then the president began to string together a few victories. it started after the 2010 elections reconciling with former president bill clinton who made his debut as a character witness in 2010. in delivering a 1-2 punch that now has become a staple in this campaign. >> i've been keeping the first lady waiting for about half an hour. so i'm going to take off. >> i don't want to make her mad. please go. >> you're in good hands. >> the president signed the repeal of don't ask, don't tell. he put together a checklist of accomplishments that you hear now on the campaign trail. w
three cruel summers began with the angry town halls in 2009 that soured the public on the health care law that eventually passed. of course there was that 2010 bp oil spill which shook faith in government a little bit. republicans won the house with the largest gain for either party since 1948. >> this is something that i think every president needs to go through. now, i'm not recommending for every future president that they took a shellacking like i did last night. >> after that,...
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it's the law. it's enforceable because of the lilly ledbetter act this president passed into law. open service. again, it was this president who established open service. no more, don't ask, don't tell. that's gone. you don't have to hide a part of your life to put all of it on the line for your country. and as commander in chief, he led the actions of the chief finally this mission of the country, since 9/11, so many thousands of innocent americans. and he ended the american war in iraq and is ending it in afghanistan by date certain. oh, yeah, it's been in the headlines. what an exemplary job he's lead in tropical storm sandy. he's done so in a way that's perfectly displayed bipartisan cooperation. he did that. barack obama. as i said the word tonight is if. if this president is re-elected tomorrow, it's because of the bold controversial acts he's taken. he acted where others might have flinched or numbered or said, oh, we don't need government to do those things. what the american people do tomorrow and what they have begun doing since voting began, if obama is re-elected, it's
it's the law. it's enforceable because of the lilly ledbetter act this president passed into law. open service. again, it was this president who established open service. no more, don't ask, don't tell. that's gone. you don't have to hide a part of your life to put all of it on the line for your country. and as commander in chief, he led the actions of the chief finally this mission of the country, since 9/11, so many thousands of innocent americans. and he ended the american war in iraq and is...
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he believes we need not less money, tighter campaign finance laws but more money. his line is, you people complain about outside groups in american politics. how can you have an outside group in american politics? that's what it is. money the supreme court has said is speech in a political context. these guys who are opposing campaign finance laws believe money fundamentally is speech. i asked jim bob does our democracy work better? he believes that it does. what you have to ask yourself though is does it matter where the money is coming from? somebody has $10 million to give but only gets one vote, is that the same as somebody who can give $100 and have one vote? there seems to be a distortion. >> kai, a fascinating story indeed. appreciate your time. thank you so much. >> all right, take it easy. >> sarah palin refusing to back off after comments about the president, some comments she made about the president were met with anger. >>. >> up next, katy perry trying a novel way to get out the vote. okay, that looks great. were you profitable last month? how much mon
he believes we need not less money, tighter campaign finance laws but more money. his line is, you people complain about outside groups in american politics. how can you have an outside group in american politics? that's what it is. money the supreme court has said is speech in a political context. these guys who are opposing campaign finance laws believe money fundamentally is speech. i asked jim bob does our democracy work better? he believes that it does. what you have to ask yourself though...